Richie Howard

Richie Howard [David Richard Howard] is a former American Minor League Baseball Player active during the 1975-1977 seasons whose career included a stint at Rookie League (Rk). He last played in the Atlanta Braves organization in 1977. Howard is 72 years old and was born on April 27th, 1954 in Lafayette, Georgia. He attended high school in Albany, Georgia where he played for the Albany Indians. He played 2 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the Auburn University Tigers [Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Joe Beckwith and Terry Leach and for the Middle Georgia State University Knights. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 1976 [College World Series]. He was drafted and signed in the 28th round (634th overall) of the 1976 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...
Howard played 1 minor league season with the Atlanta Braves. He was also drafted in the 6th round of the 1974 Draft by the New York Mets in the January Regular Phase but did not sign.